Montana Code 44-4-402. Membership — composition
44-4-402. Membership — composition. (1) The council consists of no more than 13 voting members appointed by the governor in accordance with 2-15-124 and as provided in this section.
Terms Used In Montana Code 44-4-402
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)Membership must include but is not limited to:
(a)one state government law enforcement representative;
(b)one chief of police, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana association of chiefs of police;
(c)one sheriff, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana sheriffs and peace officers association;
(d)one representative from the department of corrections established in 2-15-2301;
(e)one local law enforcement officer in a nonadministrative position, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana police protective association;
(f)one detention center administrator or detention officer;
(g)one Montana-certified tribal law enforcement representative;
(h)one county attorney, who may be appointed based on recommendations from the Montana county attorneys association;
(i)two members of the board of crime control established in 2-15-2008;
(j)one misdemeanor probation officer, as defined in 46-23-1001, who is certified by the Montana public safety officer standards and training council and who may be appointed based on recommendations from an association representing misdemeanor probation officers; and
(k)two Montana citizens at large who are informed and experienced in the subject of law enforcement.